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This Microsoft Excel spreadsheet template is provided for submitting metadata (documentation) for both tabular and non-tabular data sets to the GCE Information Management Office for archiving in the GCE Data Catalog and LTER Data Portal. More information about GCE data submission is available at http://gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/public/im/data_submission.htm.

For tabular data (e.g. spreadsheets, logger files), the data values and column information can be included in the "Tabular Data" worksheet along with the documentation metadata, or provided separately if prior arrangements are made with IM staff for parsing data from specialized formats (e.g. raw data logger files, real-time data telemetry or lab-specific storage formats).

For non-tabular data (e.g. GIS files, raster imagery, genomics data), the data file(s) can be described in the template and then uploaded separately, or download links can be provided in the "Non-Tabular Data" worksheet.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under
grants OCE-9982133, OCE-0620959
and OCE-1237140. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material
are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.